>[!quote] From [[AC 61-142]], Section 10 > “Holding out” is accomplished by any means that communicates to the public that a transportation service is indiscriminately available to the members of that segment of the public that it is designed to attract. Broad advertising is by definition Holding Out.  But even having a reputation for being willing to transport people is considered Holding Out.  However issuing an invitation to a defined and limited group of people with whom you have pre-existing relationships is not Holding Out (See [[AC 61-142]], Section 10.2.1) > [!quote] From [[AC 120-12]] > A carrier becomes a common carrier when it "holds itself out" to the public, or to a segment of the public, as willing to furnish transportation within the limits of its facilities to any person who wants it. Related to [[AC 120-12]], [[AC 61-142]], [[Common Carriage]]